Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-01
THE DAILY BEE.
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
OFFICE NO. f2, PEARL STREET
Delivered by carrier In any part OF the city at
twenty cents per week.
H. W TILTOS, Manager.
BUSINESS OFFICE. No. ~.
NIGHT EDITOR No. %.
MINOR MENTION.
N. Y. Plumbing Co.

N. W.
Reiter, tailor, Fall goods cheap.
See Chapman's pictures for Christmas
The Z. f.. o. society will meet at Mrs.
Elwel's at o'clock this afternoon.
A marriage license was issued yester-
day to George A. Maxwell and Ettie +.
Hurd.
District court was destitute OF business
yesterday, no cases being ready for
trial.
Beginning with the first OF next week
the Union Pacific sleeping cars will run
through to the coast without change.
The soft weather of the past few days
has shown what IA lamentable condition
the principal streets of the city are in.
AS "a gift of friendship from Rudio,
Yenarrine wears n new silk tile. Busl-
ness must be good, new houses and new
hats the same year.
Joseph 5. Ellison, of Linn county,
Iowa, and Lucy b. Hety, of Buffalo
county. Nebraska, were married yester-
day by Justice Schurz.
Delegations of Odd Fellows from De-
fance, Avoca Logan and Glenwood will
assist Council Bluffs lodge, No. 40, in
degree work this evening.
The management OF the Council
DluuS department. vi IHc O11ldIld INtDuD-
lican has been resigned by A. b. Howe.
and he is succeeded by Mr.. Poland, who
has been connected with the paper since
its introduction into this city.
The farm house of John Bennings.
near Minncola, 1a., burned Tuesday
night. The furniture and contents of
the house were saved. There was par
tial insurance. and the actual loss will
amount to about 81 800. A defective
flue was the cause of the contagration.
The Council Bluffs club has consum-
mated the purchase of avery fine Hard
man Grand piano for use at their rooms.
1t was purchased from the Mueller
Music company. 1t is a beautiful instru-
ment, both in tone and finish, and the
club may well congratulate itself upon
its possession.
Miss Ethel Lundgreen, seventeen
years of age, died Tuesday night at the
deaf and dumb institute, at which she
was student. Her home was at Sean
don, la. Mr.. Lundgrecn, father of the
deceased, was present at the funeral,
which took place yesterday afternoon at
o'clock. The remains were buried
here.
The Bluff City Typographical union,
No. DOB. will give their sixth annual
masquerade ball December "a. Some
very unique and expensive costumes are
being made for the occasion. and the
present outlook is that it will eclipse all
its predecessors. The balls given by
this society have obtained widespread
reputation for their enjoyable features,
and it will not be diminished on Christ
mas.
Yesterday morning the delivery team
OF the Boston Tea company took a ter
rife run down Scott street. Arriving at
Broadway they dashed across the street,
and striking the sidewalk they turned
up Broadway. They were brought to q
stanastill by colliding with hack be-
longing to William Lewis, which was
standing in front of his office. Yhe hack
was badly damaged, but the team es-
capped without injury. This is their
third run lately. and they are getting it
down to a science.
The funeral of Mrs. NJ. c. Christen-
sen was held at o'clock p. m. on Tues
day at the family residence on upper
Broadway, Rev. j. Fisk officiating. The
services we're very affecting and were
listened to by large number of friends
of the deceased. A kind husband and
five children are left to mourn their ir-
reparable loss. The youngest child is
only II few hours old and is being cared
for by Il sister of the deceased. Mrs.
Christensen was a member of the Sew
enth Day Adventist church, and left the
testimony of pure christian life.
Mr.. Vivian, of Jonesville, Wis, was
in the city yesterday looking for fav-
Orable location for the establishment of
2 large bakery, wholesale and retail.
He became thoroughly convinced that
Council Bluffs was good point for such
a business, and il he can secure Just the
right sort of a building, he will doubt
less open business here speedily. He
has gone further west and will decide
within few days concerning the mat
TER. He was surprised at the few store
buildings for rent here, in comparison
with other cities, and this was one of
the strongest recommendations which
the city presented. 1t is II solid assur-
ance OF the prosperity of this city that
there are no vacant houses and no va
cant blocks, and a constant demand for
more.
Notice.
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